diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index bdee9206c..b5e57c990 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ members = [
     "bindings/matrix-sdk-ffi",
     "crates/*",
     "testing/*",
+    "examples/*",
     "labs/*",
     "xtask",
 ]
diff --git a/crates/matrix-sdk/Cargo.toml b/crates/matrix-sdk/Cargo.toml
index 27fa828a9..4c981b983 100644
--- a/crates/matrix-sdk/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/matrix-sdk/Cargo.toml
@@ -149,15 +149,3 @@ wasm-bindgen-test = "0.3.30"
 [target.'cfg(not(target_arch = "wasm32"))'.dev-dependencies]
 tokio = { version = "1.17.0", default-features = false, features = ["rt-multi-thread", "macros"] }
 wiremock = "0.5.13"
-
-[[example]]
-name = "cross_signing_bootstrap"
-required-features = ["e2e-encryption"]
-
-[[example]]
-name = "emoji_verification"
-required-features = ["e2e-encryption"]
-
-[[example]]
-name = "timeline"
-required-features = ["sled", "experimental-timeline"]
diff --git a/examples/autojoin/Cargo.toml b/examples/autojoin/Cargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..42aebd728
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/autojoin/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+[package]
+name = "example-autojoin"
+version = "0.1.0"
+edition = "2021"
+publish = false
+
+[dependencies]
+tokio = { version = "1.20.1", features = ["full"] }
+anyhow = "1"
+tracing-subscriber = "0.3.15"
+
+[dependencies.matrix-sdk]
+path = "../../crates/matrix-sdk"
diff --git a/crates/matrix-sdk/examples/autojoin.rs b/examples/autojoin/src/main.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from crates/matrix-sdk/examples/autojoin.rs
rename to examples/autojoin/src/main.rs
diff --git a/examples/command_bot/Cargo.toml b/examples/command_bot/Cargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ac8b169c9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/command_bot/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+[package]
+name = "example-command-bot"
+version = "0.1.0"
+edition = "2021"
+publish = false
+
+[dependencies]
+anyhow = "1"
+tokio = { version = "1.20.1", features = ["full"] }
+tracing-subscriber = "0.3.15"
+url = "2.2.2"
+
+[dependencies.matrix-sdk]
+path = "../../crates/matrix-sdk"
diff --git a/crates/matrix-sdk/examples/command_bot.rs b/examples/command_bot/src/main.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from crates/matrix-sdk/examples/command_bot.rs
rename to examples/command_bot/src/main.rs
diff --git a/examples/cross_signing_bootstrap/Cargo.toml b/examples/cross_signing_bootstrap/Cargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bcb9d048a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/cross_signing_bootstrap/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+[package]
+name = "example-cross-signing-bootstrap"
+version = "0.1.0"
+edition = "2021"
+publish = false
+
+[dependencies]
+anyhow = "1"
+tokio = { version = "1.20.1", features = ["full"] }
+tracing-subscriber = "0.3.15"
+url = "2.2.2"
+
+[dependencies.matrix-sdk]
+path = "../../crates/matrix-sdk"
+version = "0.5.0"
+features = ["e2e-encryption"]
diff --git a/crates/matrix-sdk/examples/cross_signing_bootstrap.rs b/examples/cross_signing_bootstrap/src/main.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from crates/matrix-sdk/examples/cross_signing_bootstrap.rs
rename to examples/cross_signing_bootstrap/src/main.rs
diff --git a/examples/emoji_verification/Cargo.toml b/examples/emoji_verification/Cargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3620379cc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/emoji_verification/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+[package]
+name = "example-emoji-verification"
+version = "0.1.0"
+edition = "2021"
+publish = false
+
+[dependencies]
+anyhow = "1"
+tokio = { version = "1.20.1", features = ["full"] }
+tracing-subscriber = "0.3.15"
+url = "2.2.2"
+
+[dependencies.matrix-sdk]
+path = "../../crates/matrix-sdk"
+version = "0.5.0"
+features = ["e2e-encryption"]
diff --git a/crates/matrix-sdk/examples/emoji_verification.rs b/examples/emoji_verification/src/main.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from crates/matrix-sdk/examples/emoji_verification.rs
rename to examples/emoji_verification/src/main.rs
diff --git a/examples/get_profiles/Cargo.toml b/examples/get_profiles/Cargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..55338d3e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/get_profiles/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+[package]
+name = "example-get-profiles"
+version = "0.1.0"
+edition = "2021"
+publish = false
+
+[dependencies]
+anyhow = "1"
+tokio = { version = "1.20.1", features = ["full"] }
+tracing-subscriber = "0.3.15"
+url = "2.2.2"
+
+[dependencies.matrix-sdk]
+path = "../../crates/matrix-sdk"
diff --git a/crates/matrix-sdk/examples/get_profiles.rs b/examples/get_profiles/src/main.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from crates/matrix-sdk/examples/get_profiles.rs
rename to examples/get_profiles/src/main.rs
diff --git a/examples/image_bot/Cargo.toml b/examples/image_bot/Cargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..699b2e62f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/image_bot/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+[package]
+name = "example-image-bot"
+version = "0.1.0"
+edition = "2021"
+publish = false
+
+[dependencies]
+anyhow = "1"
+mime = "0.3.16"
+tokio = { version = "1.20.1", features = ["full"] }
+tracing-subscriber = "0.3.15"
+url = "2.2.2"
+
+[dependencies.matrix-sdk]
+path = "../../crates/matrix-sdk"
diff --git a/crates/matrix-sdk/examples/image_bot.rs b/examples/image_bot/src/main.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from crates/matrix-sdk/examples/image_bot.rs
rename to examples/image_bot/src/main.rs
diff --git a/examples/login/Cargo.toml b/examples/login/Cargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f2b3e16b4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/login/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+[package]
+name = "example-login"
+version = "0.1.0"
+edition = "2021"
+publish = false
+
+[dependencies]
+anyhow = "1"
+tokio = { version = "1.20.1", features = ["full"] }
+tracing-subscriber = "0.3.15"
+url = "2.2.2"
+
+[dependencies.matrix-sdk]
+path = "../../crates/matrix-sdk"
diff --git a/crates/matrix-sdk/examples/login.rs b/examples/login/src/main.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from crates/matrix-sdk/examples/login.rs
rename to examples/login/src/main.rs
diff --git a/examples/timeline/Cargo.toml b/examples/timeline/Cargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4e018cebc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/timeline/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+[package]
+name = "example-timeline"
+version = "0.1.0"
+edition = "2021"
+publish = false
+
+[dependencies]
+anyhow = "1"
+futures = "0.3"
+tokio = { version = "1.20.1", features = ["full"] }
+tracing-subscriber = "0.3.15"
+url = "2.2.2"
+
+[dependencies.matrix-sdk]
+path = "../../crates/matrix-sdk"
+features = ["sled", "experimental-timeline"]
diff --git a/crates/matrix-sdk/examples/timeline.rs b/examples/timeline/src/main.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from crates/matrix-sdk/examples/timeline.rs
rename to examples/timeline/src/main.rs
diff --git a/crates/matrix-sdk/examples/wasm_command_bot/.gitignore b/examples/wasm_command_bot/.gitignore
similarity index 100%
rename from crates/matrix-sdk/examples/wasm_command_bot/.gitignore
rename to examples/wasm_command_bot/.gitignore
diff --git a/crates/matrix-sdk/examples/wasm_command_bot/Cargo.toml b/examples/wasm_command_bot/Cargo.toml
similarity index 95%
rename from crates/matrix-sdk/examples/wasm_command_bot/Cargo.toml
rename to examples/wasm_command_bot/Cargo.toml
index be89b3c23..e5b190be6 100644
--- a/crates/matrix-sdk/examples/wasm_command_bot/Cargo.toml
+++ b/examples/wasm_command_bot/Cargo.toml
@@ -18,12 +18,10 @@ console_error_panic_hook = "0.1.6"
 web-sys = { version = "0.3.51", features = ["console"] }
 
 [dependencies.matrix-sdk]
-path = "../.."
+path = "../../crates/matrix-sdk"
 version = "0.5.0"
 default-features = false
 features = ["native-tls", "e2e-encryption", "indexeddb"]
 
-[workspace]
-
 [dev-dependencies]
 wasm-bindgen-test = "0.3.29"
diff --git a/crates/matrix-sdk/examples/wasm_command_bot/README.md b/examples/wasm_command_bot/README.md
similarity index 100%
rename from crates/matrix-sdk/examples/wasm_command_bot/README.md
rename to examples/wasm_command_bot/README.md
diff --git a/crates/matrix-sdk/examples/wasm_command_bot/index.js b/examples/wasm_command_bot/index.js
similarity index 100%
rename from crates/matrix-sdk/examples/wasm_command_bot/index.js
rename to examples/wasm_command_bot/index.js
diff --git a/crates/matrix-sdk/examples/wasm_command_bot/package.json b/examples/wasm_command_bot/package.json
similarity index 100%
rename from crates/matrix-sdk/examples/wasm_command_bot/package.json
rename to examples/wasm_command_bot/package.json
diff --git a/crates/matrix-sdk/examples/wasm_command_bot/src/lib.rs b/examples/wasm_command_bot/src/lib.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from crates/matrix-sdk/examples/wasm_command_bot/src/lib.rs
rename to examples/wasm_command_bot/src/lib.rs
diff --git a/crates/matrix-sdk/examples/wasm_command_bot/webpack.config.js b/examples/wasm_command_bot/webpack.config.js
similarity index 100%
rename from crates/matrix-sdk/examples/wasm_command_bot/webpack.config.js
rename to examples/wasm_command_bot/webpack.config.js